Police drug testing
By: by Barbara A. Manili ... [et al.].
Series: Issues and practices / National Institute of Justice; Issues and practices in criminal justice
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Justice, National Institute of Justice
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 109
Subjects: Police; Drug use; Drug testing; Police administration
Description: Information and guidance are provided to law enforcement agencies considering or in the process of implementing drug testing programs. The report combines information about technical, legal, and policy issues of concern to police agencies with practical advice from five major departments that are operating drug testing programs (District of Columbia, Chicago, Honolulu, Miami, and Louisville). The report provides an overview of Federal, State, and local drug testing policy initiatives as well as specific information on different types of urine tests and the situations in which they are being used (e.g., testing of tenured officers based on reasonable suspicion, in sensitive jobs, and during medical examinations). The authors stress the importance of using reliable, accurate testing methods and of issuing clear written procedures that provide for the privacy, confidentiality, and due process rights of employees. Appendixes present the drug testing policies and procedures of the five departments consulted in the study. Tables, chapter notes, and appendixes.
Notes: At head of title: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.

"May 1987."

Includes bibliographies.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: Chap. 1. Introduction and methodology; title: Chap. 2. The problem of drug use by police employees; title: Chap. 3. Drug testing methods; title: Chap. 4. Overview of government and police drug testing; title: Chap. 5. Policies for testing applicants and recruits; title: Chap. 6. Testing tenured officers; title: Chap. 7. Employee assistance programs; title: Chap. 8. Police union positions on drug testing; title: Chap. 9. Legal issues related to police employee drug testing; title: Chap. 10. Policy direction and summary of key issues; title: Appendix.